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What couldn’t I do differently?

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What could you do differently?
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Hard to think of an answer off the top of my head, but I feel like I’m always learning a new and better way to do things.

You have to be willing to change up your routine.

I have had slight OCD tenancies my whole life, and maybe being locked into a routine should sound good to me, but I actually hate scheduling every thing in my life. I do find a schedule reassuring when it’s work or serious commitments, but for other stuff, it can feel constrictive.

So because of that, I make adjustments to my life all the time, I experiment to see what I could do better, or if I get different results.

Such as, if I cut all my online time down to one day, or one hour, will I focus better? Or is doing a little several times a day more effective?

Things like that help me learn what works for me.

–Natasha

Not to be sappy but…

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What is the greatest gift someone could give you?
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Love.

I know it sounds cheesy, but I’m not that particular about what someone gives me in material possessions. The point is that they thought of me.

Or if they do anything else that I know is their way of showing love. It just depends on the person.

In the end caring too much about “stuff” is just a waste of time. It’s the thought that counts.

I just recently got given fuzzy reading socks as a birthday present. I love them. I never would have asked for that, but, this person picked something she knew I’d probably use and that’s the sweet part. Also I ended up thinking they were really comfortable, so it’s a win-win.

-Natasha.

Define “play”

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Do you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you?
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I don’t usually use the word “play” now, but I think coming up with new story ideas and character concepts with my family is the closest thing to “playtime” I have.

Also maybe having a dance off, or playing actual board games.

We keep it to indoor activities usually, but sometimes we get outside in nature for a change of pace.

I don’t think of all of the things we do as super fun stuff, but we enjoy doing them together, or at least it makes it less boring and monotonous. I’m not one of those people who has to work alone at every chore to focus, I prefer to share a lot of them, unless I need my space.

I guess my motto is the one from Mary Poppins “In every job that must be done there is an element of fun.”

A good music playlist usually turns most chores into something more fun for me, and makes the time go faster.

–Natasha.

My challenge?

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What are your biggest challenges?
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One of my personal biggest ones is being patient.

I like to get ahead, and I have trouble listening to other people sometimes, because I’m always anxious to get my next thought in.

Knowing when to wait on saying something is a challenge for me, and knowing when not to try to do something.

I’m working on it, though.

–Natasha.

I would say the biggest ones are my sisters

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What relationships have a positive impact on you?
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I would say my relationship with my siblings has had the biggest positive impact on me.

I know they have my back. Even when we sometimes bicker, we’ve always been there for each other, at least since we became adults

That didn’t just happen though, we had to work for it.

I used to pick on them a lot (I’m the oldest) and they’d scratch and bite me and say mean stuff.

At some point, mostly because of my faith in Jesus, I decided to change that and while it took several years to fully grow out to fit, we became really close.

We’ve had to be close since both our parents have had issues really being there for us emotionally.

Sometimes I kind of feel like the mom to them, and other times it seems like they’re supporting me.

I know that no relationship is perfect, even with siblings, but, I really think I probably couldn’t find many people who have a better bond with theirs than I do.

We’ve never had a lot of close friends so I think that’s why we’ve stuck together. Though we have friends now, it’s just not the same as someone you live with who can be there for you every day.

Sure, sometimes they still get on my nerves, but I’ve learned to let a lot of the small stuff go overtime because it doesn’t really matter that much. A life skill that I think will help me whenever I do have my own family.

–Natasha